BIG SKY™ 'Sundown' Orange Coneflower

BIG SKY™ 'Sundown' is an orange coneflower with fragrant summer flowers on a vigorous, upright plant. ItSaul identifies the selection as Echinacea 'Evan Saul' PP17659 and describes it as a cut flower and butterfly attractor, with a listed hardiness range of zones 5–8. ## Flowers and placement Use Sundown in a sunny perennial border or cutting garden, where repeated orange flower heads can carry color through summer. ItSaul reports a 32–36-inch height, notes that it stands taller than 'Sunset', and describes the flowers as somewhat smaller but potentially more numerous. The current catalog dimensions are approximately within this profile; the height display is aligned with the cultivar’s published range while the width record is retained because the exact page gives only a partial spread value. ## Growing Sundown is part of the BIG SKY coneflower series. Walters Gardens describes these hybrids as crosses between Echinacea purpurea and E. paradoxa, with fuller toothed leaves, broad slightly reflexed petals, fragrance, and vigorous branching. Choose a bright site and well-drained soil, and water new plants regularly while they establish. The ItSaul profile lists average soil moisture and medium garden growth. ## Maintenance Remove faded flowers when a tidy appearance or continued flowering is desired. Leave a portion of the seed heads standing if winter structure is useful. Source: [ItSaul Plants, Sundown](https://www.itsaulplants.com/plantname/Echinacea-Evan-Saul); series background: [Walters Gardens, Richard Saul breeder profile](https://www.waltersgardens.com/article.php?ID=131).